China has a long history and extensive civilization.
In the long history, the Chinese nation has left a vast cultural heritage, which has provided important content for Chinese civilization and made significant contributions to human civilization.
"Have an in-depth understanding of the development history of Chinese civilization for more than 5,000 years, promote the in-depth research on the history of Chinese civilization, promote the whole party and the whole society to enhance historical consciousness, strengthen cultural self-confidence, and unswervingly follow the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, so as to build socialism in an all-round way. To modernize the country and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, we will work together in unity.”
When presiding over the 39th collective study of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that cultural relics and cultural heritage carry the genes and blood of the Chinese nation, and are irreplaceable and irreplaceable resources of Chinese excellent civilization.
We must actively promote the protection and utilization of cultural relics and the protection and inheritance of cultural heritage, explore the multiple values of cultural relics and cultural heritage, and spread more value symbols and cultural products that carry Chinese culture and Chinese spirit.
"Historians, so Mingfu is the way to govern the world." Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, General Secretary Xi Jinping has repeatedly emphasized that it is necessary to respect history, study history, establish historical thinking, and inherit the excellent traditional Chinese culture.
The Chinese Civilization Origin Project has a clearer understanding of the origin, formation and development of the Chinese civilization, the formation and development process of the Chinese civilization's diverse and integrated pattern, the characteristics of the Chinese civilization and the reasons for its formation.
When presiding over the 39th collective study of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, General Secretary Xi Jinping made an in-depth exposition on the deepening of the project of exploring the origin of Chinese civilization, emphasizing the need to simultaneously do a good job in propagating the research results of my country's "ancient civilization theory" and the project of exploring the origin of Chinese civilization , promotion, and transformation, strengthen the research, interpretation, display and dissemination of unearthed cultural relics and sites, and enhance the influence and appeal of Chinese civilization.
The research on the origin of Chinese civilization focuses on the four urban sites of Liangzhu in Zhejiang, Taosi in Shanxi, Shimao in Shaanxi and Erlitou in Henan, as well as the central sites in the Yellow River, Yangtze River and Liaohe River Basin, and conducts large-scale archaeological excavations and settlements in surrounding areas. Distribution survey, multi-disciplinary, multi-angle, multi-level and comprehensive research on the origin, formation and early development of Chinese civilization.
Through the continuous efforts of several generations of scholars, the research results of major projects such as the Chinese Civilization Origin Project have demonstrated my country's million-year human history, 10,000 years of cultural history, and more than 5,000 years of civilization history.
The remains related to the Liangzhu site run through the Liangzhu culture from 5300 to 4300 years ago.
The grand scale of the site, the complex urban system and the huge amount of construction projects all show that the ancient city of Liangzhu is no less than the ancient Egyptian, Sumerian and Harappan civilizations of the same period.
The Liangzhu site is the largest urban site in East Asia at the same time.
The main age of the construction and use of Taosi city site is 4300-3900 years ago, with an area of more than 2.8 million square meters.
The Taosi site has discovered the world's earliest observatory site, and unearthed many cultural relics such as dragon plates, flat pots with characters, drums, stone chimes, jade animal faces and China's earliest "bronze utensils".
These important discoveries indicate that the state in the early Taosi culture period had emerged, and the ritual system had initially formed, which was the main source of the brilliant civilizations of the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties in China.
The Shimao site is a super-large central settlement in the Hetao area from the late Longshan to the early Xia Dynasty.
The archaeological excavation of the Shimao site shows that the social function of the Shimao city site is different from that of ordinary primitive settlements. It should be the capital of the state as a symbol of ruling power in the early period of the city’s origin, and provide a brand new perspective for the diversity and development process of the origin of Chinese civilization. research material.
The Erlitou site is the earliest known large-scale capital of the Bronze Age in East Asia and the creator of the Chinese bronze ritual system.
The Erlitou culture with the Erlitou site as the core is the earliest "core culture" in East Asia and the earliest wide-area royal state, and it is a key link to demonstrate the long history of Chinese civilization for more than 5,000 years.
The discovery and research of the Sanxingdui ruins have greatly enhanced the historical status of the ancient Shu civilization and proved that the ancient Shu civilization was an important part of the Chinese civilization.
The remains and unearthed cultural relics represented by sacrificial pits vividly demonstrate the uniqueness and creativity of the ancient Shu civilization.
The Sanxingdui site is located between the traditional Central Plains cultural circle and the half-moon-shaped cultural dissemination zone. It has produced close exchanges with the surrounding areas, especially the Central Plains, and is also a witness to the early integration process of a unified multi-ethnic country.
The research results of major projects such as the exploration of the origin of Chinese civilization have demonstrated the enterprising spirit of the Chinese nation, which is pioneering and innovative, advancing with the times, and self-improvement. .
Facing the future, continuing to advance and deepen the project of exploring the source of Chinese civilization, and gradually restore the development process of civilization from trickling streams to confluence of rivers, will help us understand the long history of Chinese civilization, enhance historical and cultural self-confidence, and promote the realization of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. profound meaning.
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